The Princes in the tower (Edward and Richard) and Young Elizabeth By Saya Shimoyama The Princes in the Tower (Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury) The Princes in the tower were the two sons of Edward IV of En gland and Elizabeth Woodville, they were Edward V of England (November 4, 1470-1483) and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, first Duke of York (August 17, 1473-1485). In 1483, Richard III of England, their uncle, sent both of the princes to the Tower of London, a prison for higher status and royal prisoners, and murdered. This is probably the most famous crime Richard III has committed (Richard did not actually kill them, but ordered Tyrell to). People are not sure whether they were killed in 1483, but there were no records of them being seen after the summer of 1483. Neglecting what was on the book of Richard III by Shakespeare, people are not sure whether they were really murdered in the Tower of London and this will remain unknown forever, but people believe that they were either killed or died there, since there were no actual records for their funeral. In 1674, the skeletons of the two young princes were found under the staircase that leads to the chapel in the Tower of London, while there was a renovation going on to the White Tower. Their bones were moved to the Westminster Abbey and were reburied there on the order of Charles II in 1933. Young Elizabeth Young Elizabeth is the daughter of the former Queen Elizabeth. Richard III, although he is her uncle, wanted to marry her because he wanted to unite the House of York and the house of Gloucester together, and the easiest way to unite these families together was to marry. In the end of the play, she marries Richmond, the Lancastrian rebel leader, to unite the York and Lancaster.
By Saya Shimoyama
The Princes in the Tower (Edward V and Richard of Shrewsbury)
The Princes in the tower were the two sons of Edward IV of En gland and Elizabeth Woodville, they were Edward V of England (November 4, 1470-1483) and his younger brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, first Duke of York (August 17, 1473-1485). In 1483, Richard III of England, their uncle, sent both of the princes to the Tower of London, a prison for higher status and royal prisoners, and murdered. This is probably the most famous crime Richard III has committed (Richard did not actually kill them, but ordered Tyrell to). People are not sure whether they were killed in 1483, but there were no records of them being seen after the summer of 1483. Neglecting what was on the book of Richard III by Shakespeare, people are not sure whether they were really murdered in the Tower of London and this will remain unknown forever, but people believe that they were either killed or died there, since there were no actual records for their funeral. In 1674, the skeletons of the two young princes were found under the staircase that leads to the chapel in the Tower of London, while there was a renovation going on to the White Tower. Their bones were moved to the Westminster Abbey and were reburied there on the order of Charles II in 1933.
Young Elizabeth
Young Elizabeth is the daughter of the former Queen Elizabeth. Richard III, although he is her uncle, wanted to marry her because he wanted to unite the House of York and the house of Gloucester together, and the easiest way to unite these families together was to marry. In the end of the play, she marries Richmond, the Lancastrian rebel leader, to unite the York and Lancaster.